Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: Poll Results

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Poll Results

Thank you for responding to the poll of who reads Wyatt's blog. I am surprised about all the different people that read it and appreciate your continued support. This blog will be made into a hard cover book for Chloe and Wyatt to read in the future and I really to love to read all your comments and Chloe and Wyatt will enjoy it one day too. So feel free to leave comments. I really don't think much about spelling, grammar, and topics to write about or editing photos. I just post what I am thinking about usually quickly during nap times and after bedtime, so I really appreciate those of you who continue to read my babblings. Here are the results-

108 people responded
40 people- friends and family
22 people- parents of CDH children
36 people- complete strangers
10 people- friends of people that know us.

Thank you again!!

Here is an interesting blog that my sister sent me- Pioneer Woman.... she lead the fancy life in LA, married a cattle farmer, and now lives the simple life! Neat person!!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: Gina,
I always read Wyatt's blog after I read Jack's. Wyatt is so darling. I finally got to see the movie of Dr. Carson last week with my 21 year old CDH & ECMO survivor. Ryan also had a grade IV bleed. Wyatt is so blessed to have Dr. Carson. What an amazing story! I feel the same way still today about the doctors who were so incredible with Ryan.
God bless!
Jeanie
Mom to Ryan
CDH & ECMO 1987, Cincinnati Children's; March 7, 2009 at 8:37 PM

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Hurdles that I faced and achieved!

After birth, I was placed on ECMO at Johns Hopkins Hospital for 13 days. On day 13, I had a surgery to repair my hernia and was removed from ECMO, but my organs would not fit in my abdomen. I had a silo for a week and then surgery to place the organs back in the abdomen. Then, part of my intestines re-herniated into my chest cavity two months later and I had another surgery to repair that. After my first surgery, I experienced an intraventricular hemorrhage in my brain and at four months old I received a VP shunt. After I was extubated, I learned that I have right vocal cord paralysis. Then I had g-tube surgery and after I finally got to go home after 5 longs months at Johns Hopkins and Mt. Washington Hospital! Only for a few weeks, though. In mid-April my intestines reherniated again and sent me into surgery. I came home, and had a long run before my THIRD reherniation in the beginning of September on Labor Day weekend in 2008. Then I was hospitalized for twice during the winter 2009 for two respiratory infections. Well, I almost lasted a year until my next surgery! Just this past June, in 2009, I had surgery to wrap my stomach around the esophagus, a nissen. This has helped with my reflux and my hiatal hernia. I will be 2 in October, I love scooting around but refuse to stand up and walk. I am a little miracle and thank God, my doctors, my nurses, family, and friends for my strength, my fight and a happy life.